Chateau Lafleur Pomerol 2014 [NET] SCCOS Other houses take shortcuts to

Other houses take shortcuts to meet the demand for light

made in the methode ancestrale: hand-harvested grapes

Here she gives the Campanian white a skin-contact treatment

where the Franc grows on a volcanic outcrop and the Merlot in clay-loam

Chateau Lafleur Pomerol 2014 [NET] SCCOS Other houses take shortcuts toThe 2014 Lafleur is 56% Cabernet Franc and 44% Merlot an unusual ratio anywhere in Pomerol, where Merlot typically dominates. 2014 was the late ripening Cabernet's year on the Right Bank, and that shows in this bottle: the Cab Franc signs with bright red berry, floral aromas, and a distinct minerality that sets Lafleur apart from its plusher neighbors. The Guinaudeau family farms 4. 5 hectares of old vines just across from Petrus, and the wine is